⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Knicks
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 1
Q2 4:45 · NY 34-35 MIA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q3 4:18 · NY 53-49 MIA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Mardy Collins misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:44 · NY 72-69 MIA
- Turnover
Stephon Marbury bad pass
Q4 0:37 · NY 72-71 MIA
- Turnover
Jamal Crawford bad pass
Q4 0:12 · NY 72-73 MIA
Heat
Good plays
- Winner
Jason Williams hit a 16-foot jumper, Ricky Davis with the assist
Q4 0:19 · NY 72-73 MIA
- Steal
Jason Williams stole it from Jamal Crawford
Q4 0:12 · NY 72-73 MIA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q4 2:08 · NY 72-75 MIA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Anfernee Hardaway bad pass
Q4 3:49 · NY 68-67 MIA
- Missed FT
Udonis Haslem misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:22 · NY 72-69 MIA
- Missed FT
Udonis Haslem misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:22 · NY 72-69 MIA
📊The numbers
| NY | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 37% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 3 | Threes made | 6 |
| 19% | Three-point accuracy | 24% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 5 |
| 59 | Rebounds | 59 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 11 | Assists | 21 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 10 | Steals | 10 |
| 2 | Blocks | 4 |
